OBITUARIES

JOHN A. JOHNSON

John A. Johnson, of the John A. Johnson Lumber Co., Phoenix, Ariz., passed away at his home on April 15. He was sixty-three years of age.

A native of Saginaw, Mich., he came to Phoenix in 1914. He was the state representative for the Arizona Lumber & Timber Co. Mr. Johnson was a member of the Rotary Club, Knothole Club, and a former state deputy of the Knights of Columbus. Jack, as he was affectionately called by everyone, was one of Arizona's most prominent and beloved citizens.

He is survived by his wife, Leoda; and four daughters' Mrs. Frances Burson of Omaha, Neb', Mrs. Mildred Hattenhauer, of Maywood, Ill., and Ruth and Jean Johnson of Phoenix.

Funeral services were held at Phoenix on April 18.

ALLEN E. WARE

Allen E. Ware, pioneer Arizona lumberman and manager of Tarr, McComb & Ware, at Kingman, Ariz-, passed away on April 19. He was seventy-four years of age.

Mr. Ware was a native of Somerset County, Pa. He came from Pittsburgh to Denver, and in t897 to White Hills, Ariz., where he managed a store for the White Hills Mining Co. Later he went to Silver City, New Mexico, going in the feed business with his brother.

In 1903 he became connected with Tarr & McComb, fnc', at Kingman, Ariz., and in 1916 the company was incorporated under the name of Tarr, McComb & Ware'

Ife was active in the Methodist Episcopal Church, and was a member of the Masonic Order at Kingman, Scottish Rite at Tucson. and Shrine at Phoenix. He served several times as chairman of the Republican Central County Committee.

FRANCTS J. DONOVAN

Francis J. Donovan, 54, secretary and manager of the Donovan Lumber Company, Aberdeen, 'Wash., died in Aberdeen, May 5, after a long illness.

He came to Aberdeen with his father in 1910 and assisted him in establishing the company's two mills there. He was active in civic affairs for many years.

Mr. Donovan is survived by his widow, two daughters and a son.

FRANK W. PLANE

Frank W. Plane, president of Jewett, Inc., Los Angeles, and secretary of the Builders and Brick Exchanges of Los Angeles, passed away at his home in Alhambra, April 16. He was fifty-four years of age.

Mr. Plane was a native of Belvidere, I1l. He had been formedy associated with the lumber business in Los Angeles and was with the Hammond Lumber Company for sev' eral years, and later with the E. K. Wood Lumber Co. He was a member of the Masonic Order, Los Angeles Adventurers Club, Sons of American Revolution, Rotary and Jonathan Clubs.

He is survived by his wife and two children. Funeral services were held APril 19.

WILLIAM C. GILMOR

William C. Gilmor, sixty-three years of age, passed away at his home in Los Angeles on April 28.

Mr. Gilmor was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, and came to Los Angeles in 1908, where he was connected with the lumber business for many years. For the past six years, he was a salesman with the Mullin Lumber Company.

He is survived by his wife, Ethel; a son, Dr. L. A. Gilmor of Los Angeles; a daughter, Mrs. Gertrude Taylor of San Diego, and a brother, who resides in Los Angeles.

Funeral services were held at the Wee K,irk o' the Ileather, Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, May 2.

oscAR J. oDEGAARD

Oscar J. Odegaard, manager of the Nevada County Lumber Co., Nevada City, passed away suddenly at his home on April 23.

Mr. Odegaard was injured in an automobile accident last January, but had been attending to his business for some time. He is survived by his widow and four children.

James Manary

James Manary, seventy-eight years of age, for many years in the lumber and logging business in the Northwest, passed away on April 19. He was credited with originating the steam loading donkey.

He is survived by his wife, three daughters, and two sons, Gordon, superintendent of woods operations of The Pacific Lumber Company at Scotia,'Calif., and Roland Manary, who is employed by the same companv.

New Typ" Laminated Congtruction Using Plywood Patented bv TECO

\lrashington, D. C.-A new, laminated type of construction using plywood as the structural material is announced by the Timber Engineering Company, subsidiary of the National Lumber Manufacturers Association, to whom patents have been issued.

The object of this system of construction is to provide a laminated wood structure of plywood-the laminations being secured together by a hardened adhesive-readily designed to meet the stresses expected in service. It is believed that its commercial uses will be wide and varied, including construction of laminated arches or roof trusses, box girders, and airplane wing surfaces in the form of an airfoil.

The manner of construction makes possible the use of a load carrying structural member designed so that a core of laminations of plywood extending throughout the height and length of the member, upon which stiffening laminae are superimposed will meet the stresses of service' The superimposed laminae narrow progressively as their spacing from the core increases and are bonded together by hardened adhesive.

Heretofoie, the method has 'been to form structural members of laminations of lumber placed edgewise to the bending stresses; but in this form of structure the full strength was not developed for the reason that the laminations between the connecting elements each acted more or less independently.

Hoots From the Hoo-Hoo Tree

Said the Hoo-Hoo owl in the Hoo-Hoo tree, "You'd better go down to the boy," soid he; "There's going to be q big time there

With o ripping side show-the greot World's Fcir;,, "But whct shall I see down there," soid I, The Hoo-Hoo owl winked c knowing eye- "You'd be surprised," soid he.

Sqid the Hoo-Hoo owl in the Hoo-Hoo tree, "Hoo-Hoo's a wonderful thing," sqid he; "it is brotherhood thct is fine qnd true, So I'd go to thot Concqt if I were you;"

"But whot sholl I see down there," scid I.

The Hoo-Hoo owl blinked qn omber eye, "The Greot Blcck Cot," soid he

Soid the Hoo-Hoo owl in the Hoo-Hoo tree, "Hoo-Hoo wqs weqk for q time," scid he;

"But it's coming bqck qs it wqs of yore, Only bigger ond better thon ever before;,, "But whot cqn I do to help," sqid I, The Hoo-Hoo owl winked o solemn eye, "You ccsr boost for the gong," soid he.

Soid the Hoo-Hoo owl in the Hoo-Hoo tree, "Remember these words," soid he to me; "Hoo-Hoo's o powerful lorce for good Where its precepts cre procticed crrd understood;,, "Then why don't you ioin the club," soid I, The Hoo-Hoo owl blinked o wicked eye, "Ask the Great Block Cat," soid he.

-A. Merricrn Conner.

Offers $500 in Cash Prizes

To discover and assemble the best in display ideas being used by retail lumber dealers for promoting the sale of Certi_ grade red cedar shingles the Red Cedar Shingle Bureau is offering $500 in cash prizes in a contest that is open to all established retail lumber dealers and their designated em_ ployees. The contest, which is opened with this announce_ ment, closes August 31, 1939.

The grand prize in the contest is $150 in cash. There are 22 additional cash prizes. The contest will be judged on the basis of selling merit rather than on literary abiiity-or artistic elaboration.

Contest rules may be secured from the Red Cedar Shingle Bureau, White Building, Seattle, Washington, or from any of its field representatives.

JOHN L. TODD BACK FROM VACATION

John L. Todd of the Western Door & Sash Co., Oakland, recently back from a vacation spent in Arizana, was just a week too late to take part in the Reveille golf tournament on April 22. However he has already demonstrated im_ provement in his game as a result of his Arjzona practice.

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